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NC State out of College World Series because of COVID-19 protocols

There will be no game between Vanderbilt and NC State on Saturday at the College World Series.

The NCAA said just after 2 a.m. ET Saturday morning that the game would be declared a no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols and Vanderbilt would advance to the championship series.

Vanderbilt's 3-1 win over NC State was delayed by an hour on Friday after multiple NC State players were placed into COVID-19 protocols. NC State took the field with 13 players and had just four pitchers available.

NC State was set to be shorthanded at best again on Saturday, but the NCAA stepped in to say the game wasn't happening.